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Honeybunch
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0 posted 2005-01-30 01:21 AM


BETWEEN THE SEASONS

Once upon a time underneath another sun
nature wooed the heart of a lady long forlorn
and laid the gauntlet down, “Love me now or drown”
and so she opened up her eyes and let the water flow.

All her precious scenes in mind’s deep memory store  
preserved and intact as they were that time before
lie covered and protected by layers of earth dust  
too heavy to be blown away by forces of reality.  

And she dreams again the feel of every memory  
as tenderly and gently and with all humility
she drifts between the seasons like a lonely seed
uncertain where to plant her future footsteps down.  

But time has made her age in the waiting all alone
remembering the song of a summer long since gone
and the way it was back then when tree talk bid her be
a woman in love with what she cannot see.    

Oh, she sighs, and bemoans spirit goals unknown
or mind’s little fantasies grown out of all proportion
but hesitant is she to total up her sums
and bank the capital with no hope of earning interest.

With realities entwined like the tendrils of a vine
she bows and pleads relief from what she cannot see
but the feel of such so awesome there’s no hope of being free
and so that little seed and me … play checkers under trees!

Helen / 30 January 2005


© Copyright 2005 Helen - All Rights Reserved
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1 posted 2005-01-30 01:36 AM


SUPERB! what a wonderful write, great rhythm AND a cool story.
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2 posted 2005-01-30 01:38 AM


wonderfully done
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3 posted 2005-01-30 12:49 PM


Love this! Awesome write!

~Alli~

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4 posted 2005-01-30 02:57 PM


Helen

I've missed your Sunday stories...thank you for this one!  

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